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Producers’ Notes EMU BEN LINDER ROOM Working as the Co-Producer for the 34th Annual Willamette Valley Folk Festival has been an amazing experience. It is a blessing to work with all of the gifted event produc- ers, musicians and artists it takes to pull off this event. Without the talent and energy of my co-workers and friends at the UO Cultural Forum, the Folk Festival would be impossi- ble. Therefore, I would like to thank WVFF Co-Producer William Reischman, Cultural Forum Office Manager Mandy Chong and the entire 2003-04 Cultural Forum staff for their hard work. Secondly, I would like to thank my family and close friends (you know who you are) for all their love and support in the past year while I have been working for the Cultural Forum and completing my B.A. degree: Mom, Dad, Alex, Daniel, David, Mary, Gloria, I love you. Thank you for every- thing. And finally, I would like to thank Eugene, Oregon and all of the people in my life here. Eugene has been a wonderful place to live, work and develop my talents. I hope you enjoy this year’s Willamette Valley Folk Festival. Ariel Zimmer Welcome to the Willamette Valley Folk Festival. I hope you enjoy this great event. It is a tough task to please everyone involved in this 34-year tradition, but we tried our best. We sacrificed our blood, sweat, and tears in order to pull everything together, but we had fun during the process, too. I am thank- ful that I had the opportunity to take on such a huge task, and grateful for the friends I have made this year. Thanks to everyone who helped in any way; it wouldn’t get done without your efforts. I am very excited about this year’s lineup and I think that Eugene should be proud to showcase such a fun event that is still free. I hope to see everyone there. Will Reischman Saturday May 22 12pm New song contest – Festival competitors line up! 2pm New song contest final round – And the winners are … Sunday May 23 1pm Dakota’s Groovalicous Poetry Slam - Featuring the 2004 Eugene poetry slam team. EUGENE FOLK ALLIANCE STAGE EMU BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE Saturday May 22 1pm Chico Schwall - New Songs, gnarly roots. 1:50pm Michael & Aya Cochram – Award-winning songwriter with his daughter on fiddle. 2:40pm Rob Tobias & Friends - Rootsy world folk that’ll lift your spir- CHICO SCHWALL its. Saturday, 1pm, Buzz Saturday, 3pm, EMU Fir Room 3:30pm Paul Safar & Nancy Wood Sunday, 3pm, Amphitheatre – It’s musical poetry, folks. 4:20pm Vocal Tangent – Heart and humor in five-voice a cappella harmony. 5:10pm Red Pajamas – Acoustic rock originals EUGENE FOLKLORE SOCIETY STAGE EMU BUZZ COFFEEHOUSE Sunday May 23 1pm Children of the Gael Kids sing traditional Celtic songs w/Debbie Diedrich. 1:40pm The Ukulanees Lane Co. Ukulele Club plays tin pan alley and more. 2:20pm Eugene Harp Circle Traditional tunes and airs. 3pm Old Time News Diane Dugaw, Will and Jean Marcotte play traditional and originals on banjo, guitar, autoharp and mandolin. 3:40pm Eider Tony Wright and friends fiddle their way through the British Isles. 4:20pm Dennis Smith and Albert Wilkowski perform folk classics and originals acoustically. 5pm Dick Gunn and Rich Spence Country classics and more with two guitars. General Information AMPHITHEATRE STAGE Hours: Saturday May 22 Friday, May 21 4-10pm Saturday, May 22 noon-10pm Sunday, May 23 noon-6pm 12pm The Hershal Bloom 12pm John Shipe and The Experience – Annual Folk Fest Scapegoats – High impact acoustic poetic tradition. rock. 1pm Ballet Joli – Local West 1pm Nicole Sangsuree Barrett – Be African drum and dance lulled by this bluesy and emotive troupe. folk/rock vocalist. 2pm Funktifyno – Local 2pm Americanistan – Middle Eastern fusion of everything under the and Mediterranean bellydance music. sun. 3pm The Chico Schwall Band – 3pm Moksha - Soul, funk, Rootsy songs and textured instrumen- JOHN SHIPE hip-hop with Latin percussion Sunday, noon, Amphitheatre tals. influences. 4pm Eleven Eyes – A Eugene blend of jazz, funk, drum 4pm Samba Ja – Thirty-piece mobile percussion ‘n’ bass, electronica and more. ensemble. 5pm Samba Ja - Dancin’ till the crowd drops! Free Admission Rain or Shine! No drugs, no drugs, no alcohol Wheelchair Accessible No bike valet this year, but plenty of bike racks are available. 2 Willamette Valley Folk Festival Sunday May 23
